BIRMINGHAM is one of the UK’s worst cities for cycling and walking as means of getting around.

The city came 15th out of 26 in attitudes and facilities for cycling and walking.

The Car Dependency Scorecard 2012 was drawn up by the Campaign for Better Transport.

It looks at how dependent residents were on cars.

The top three were London, Brighton and Hove and Nottingham; with the worst being Colchester, Peterborough and Wigan.

But there is hope on the horizon as Birmingham scored highly for its local transport and development plan which looks at future provision for reducing car dependence and congestion.

Sian Berry, from the Campaign for Better Transport, said: “The cities that have topped our ranking show how good planning and investing in transport infrastructure can provide decent transport alternatives and reduce the number of people having to make journeys by car.”